After losing two of her dogs within several months of each other, Dolly wanted another dog. She asked her vet's office what rescue they recommended, it was PPR. She ended up adopting a dog from us, really liked the whole process and decided to start volunteering with PPR. This was back in 2014 and we are so glad she joined our team!
Dolly and her husband Ron starte... View more »
Teresa
Teresa has been volunteering with PPR since 2015, happily accepting many dogs into her home as a foster mom and she is also a Foster Coordinator. Teresa is a two time “foster failure” and has a Hound blend girl named Wilma and a Chihuahua boy named Theo, both from PPR.
“My favorite part of volunteering is the emotional reward when dogs are adopted and find ... View more »
Maria
“I’ve been fostering with PPR since 2013. I signed up, got my first foster dog, fell in love with him and foster failed – he never left my house! That happened twice. I had Toby (who has since passed) and now it’s just me and Buddy and we usually have a foster dog here too. I became a PPR Foster Coordinator in 2015 and then when I retired in 2018, with... View more »
Lara and Sean
Lara started volunteering with PPR in 2016 after completing chemotherapy. She wanted to be involved in the community, but couldn’t be too involved with people, due to her immune system, so helping dogs was the perfect thing! Little did she realize the positive impact it would have on her family.
Fostering is truly a family affair for Lara, Sean and their 4 young ... View more »
Lindsay
Lindsay has been volunteering with us since 2020. She started out as a foster mom and likes to call her house a dog hotel – a quiet place where dogs can temporarily hang out and decompress while we help them find their forever families. Lindsay doesn’t have a dog of her own, but she likes hanging out with dogs, so fostering is a perfect fit for her! In addition to... View more »
Alison
Alison started volunteering as a foster with us in 2019. She and her husband adopted Sam the senior (16 years old and going strong!) in 2021, and shortly after that Alison added to her volunteer duties and started compiling brief bios of adoptable dogs for the website. When asking Alison why she likes volunteering with PPR, she said: " When you volunteer with PPR, you... View more »
Linnzi
Linnzi has volunteered with us since 2015. She's held several roles at PPR such as the Media Director, a bio writer, and she's currently a foster mom and a Foster Coordinator. Linnzi really enjoys fostering special needs dogs and helping mama dogs whelp their puppies. She also loves senior pups and "the itty bitty dogs" as she calls them.
Linnzi has quite a pack of... View more »
Kay
Kay started fostering for Poodle and Pooch back in 2008 and she's one of our most tenured volunteers. She started out fostering for us and says "Admittedly, fostering was clearly not my strong suit because every dog I’ve ever fostered has never left my home." Kay is truly a serial foster fail!
Since there was no room left to foster more dogs, Kay eventually moved... View more »
In Memoriam – Caren
Caren Gout, a dedicated volunteer and dear friend, devoted 10 years of her life to Poodle and Pooch and served as the Treasurer on our board. In August 2018, we suddenly and unexpectedly lost Caren. The loss of Caren was devastating beyond words, not only as a valuable volunteer, but as a PPR family member who was loved and admired by all who knew her. Words cannot... View more »
In Memoriam – Mary
It is with heavy hearts that in 2021 we said goodbye to one of our PPR family members, Mary Tapp.
Mary was a wonderful volunteer who just always seemed to have her car idling and ready to go when a rescue transport call went out. Transporters play a vital role in saving so many dogs from dire circumstances. Very often, time is of the essence when a medically needy ... View more »
